Charlotte continues mastery of Lakers
<p>San Antonio guard Manu Ginobili scores over New Jersey forward Quinton Ross (13) during Monday's game in Newark, N.J.</p>
Gerald Wallace had 20 points and 11 rebounds and the Charlotte Bobcats routed the Los Angeles Lakers 109-89 on Monday night in Charlotte, N.C., to extend one of the more bizarre one-sided matchups in the NBA.
Gerald Henderson added 18 points for the Bobcats, who have won eight of the past 10 meetings with the defending NBA champions.
The Lakers have a winning record against every team except the Boston Celtics - and the Bobcats. And this time it wasn't even close.
Spurs 102, Nets 85: At Newark, N.J., Manu Ginobili scored 10 of his 22 points in a game-breaking second-half run and San Antonio put in another dominant performance with a win over New Jersey.
Hawks 94, Pistons 79: At Auburn Hills, Mich., Josh Smith had 27 points and 14 rebounds and Atlanta rallied over Detroit.
Trail Blazers 95, Timberwolves 81: At Minneapolis, Wesley Matthews had 23 points while LaMarcus Aldridge added 21 to lead Portland over Minnesota.
Bucks 102, Clippers 78: Carlos Delfino scored 21 of his 26 points in the second half and made a career-high seven 3-pointers to lead host Milwaukee past Los Angeles.
Rockets 121, Nuggets 102: Courtney Lee scored 22 points, Shane Battier added 17 and host Houston shot well from 3-point range and controlled Carmelo Anthony in a win over Denver.